KitchenAid KRBL130SP Running Cost (Refrigerator)
KitchenAid KRBL130SP: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the KitchenAid KRBL130SP at 553 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $104 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 43.3% above it, ranking 3,781 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $31/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the KitchenAid KRBL130SP: KitchenAid KRBL109ESS ($104/yr, 553 kWh/yr), then KitchenAid KRBR109ESS ($104/yr, 553 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 33 of KitchenAid's 100 certified refrigerators, this sits between the KUDR204KPA ($51/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the KSSC48QVS ($151/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $104/year, the KitchenAid KRBL130SP adds up to about $1,352 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
At $104/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the KitchenAid KRBL130SP or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $104/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 553 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,781 of 4,704, the KitchenAid KRBL130SP sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.